PATRIOT Justice Col. Robert Breckenridge^{[1, 2]}

1725 - 1772  (47 years)

• Name	Robert Breckenridge
  Title	PATRIOT
  Prefix	Justice Col.
  Born	1725	County Derry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1772	Botetourt Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I20739	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	2 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Alexander Breckenridge,   b. 1670, Ireland ,   d. 1743, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Jane Preston,   b. 1680, Ireland ,   d. 1748, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 68 years)
  Notes	(627) Samuel Gist vs. Thomas Reed and George Brackenridge. ? ^Alexr, Breckenridge, security. (512) Hemp certificates: Thomas Stuart, James Ewing, James Greenlee, Rob. Breckenridge. James Davis vs. David Morgan. ? Attachment 17th July, 1746. George Breckenridge, surety. George Brackenridge vs. Robert Rennick. ? Petition August, 1746. William Lewis vs. James Brackenridge. ? ^Attachment. 19th June, 1746. Defendant absconded. Attachment levied in hands of Robert McClenachan and George Brackenridge. Note of James Breckenridge to Wm. Lewis, ?3, 2, 8. Dated 23d December, 1744. JUDGMENTS AT RULES. 1751. Bell vs. Borden's executor. ? ^James Bell (one entry for himself and one for John MulhoUand, his servant) prior to 1738, and on February 21, 1738, Alex. Breckinridge, George, James, Robert and Adam Breckenridge, John Moore, Quantin Moore, George Henderson, Thomas Armstrong, John Bell, John Walters, William McCanless, Robert Poage, Seth Poage, Daniel Mc- Anaire and John Grove entered each 100 acres with Benjamin Borden, but got no deed. Suit by James Bell to get deed. Benjamin Borden, Jr., charges in answer that James Bell caused a servant wench of his to be dressed in man's clothes and made an entry in her name as a man, and also caused another woman, the wife of William McKenless, to appear in her proper person on a different part of land as the wife of another settler and thereby obtained another entry. [3]
  Family ID	F7605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Poague,   b. Abt 1725, Augusta, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Sons of Robert Breckenridge and Miss Poage of Augusta and by her he had two sons, Robert and Alexander. These sons, not living harmoniously with their step-mother, were sent to Hanover county to learn the carpenter's trade with Francis Smith, Col. William Preston's brother-in law. Both sons served as soldiers during the Revolution, and finally settled in Kentucky. [4]
  Last Modified	2 May 2021
  Family ID	F7925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lettice/Letitia Preston,   b. Est 1735, Colonial Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Prob. Augusta County, Virginia
  Married	6 Jul 1758	Augusta Co., Virginia Colony
  	Children of Col. Robert Breckenridge and Lettice Preston: ~William of Augusta Co., VA and Lexington Ky m. Miss Gillam. ~John b. 2 Dec 1760 d. 14 Dec 1806, educated at Wm & Mary, was a member was a member of the House of Delegates of Virginia removed in 1793 to KY near Lexington; Attorney General of KY 1795-97, member of House of Delegates 1797-1800, Speaker 1800, U.S. Senator 1801-1805 and attorney General of United States 1805 until his death. He married 22 Feb 1789, Mary Hopkins, d/o Col. Joseph Cabell of Buckingham Co. VA. [7]
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F7926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson Map_of_Augusta_County_1755-1760.jpg

  
  

  Histories		The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol.XXVII The Breckenridge Family 01-15-2019-004.pdf
  		Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia Lyman Chalkley, Dean of the College of Law of Kentucky University, Judge of the County Court of Augusta County, Virginia Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt
  		Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Searchable Text Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Wikipedia, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Register_of_Early_Settlers_in_Old_Augusta. Register of Early Settlers in Old Augusta Alexander Breckenridge ( Note: In a deed from Wm. Null to John Coalter, Nov. 28, 1750, for 210 acres of land on Mill Creek, mention is made of Robert McClanahan's lines and the corner "to the grave-yard of John Breckinridge who was murdered by Indians." This is Alexander Breckenridge (b. 1670, d. 1743, Augusta County, VA) that married Jane Preston and brought a large family to Augusta County. Proved self importation 22 May 1740, (Source:Waddell, 1902:38) for himself, (unreadable), John, George, Robert, (unreadable), Smith, (unreadable), and Letitia Breckenridge from Ireland to Philadelphia. George Breckenridge Beverleys Manor (Beverley Patent SW, 540 acres in Beverley Manor, 17 Oct. 1747 from Chalkley's, corner of land of George & Robert Breckenridge (761 acres acquired in 1742)), (b. abt. 1722, County Derry, Ireland, d. bef. 29 Sept. 1790, Wythe County, Virginia), son of Alexander Breckridge and Jane Preston. Robert Breckenridge Beverleys Manor (Beverley Patent SW, 761 acres, 1742, corner of land of George Breckenridge (540 acres acquired in 1747)) George Breckenridge and Col. Robert Breckenridge were brothers, both sons of Alexander Breckenridge and Jane Preston. [S140] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, http://reynoldspatova.org/browsemedia.php?mediasearch=01-15-2019-004.pdf&mediatypeID=histories&tngpage=&tree=reynolds1&tnggallery=. Breckenridge Family Robert Breckenridge Robert was a justice of Augusta and Sheriff in 1753 and was one of the first justices and lieutenant colonel of militia. Robert was in active service on the frontier 1759-61. In 1779 his heirs received bounty land for his services in 1756 commanding a company attached to the 1st VA Regiment, and also under Col. Andrew Lewis against the Shawneaw. He married 1st Mary, d/o Robert Poague, of Augusta and 2nd, Lettice, d/o John Preston Robert died in Botetourt in 1772. [S275] Lyman Chalkley, Lyman Chalkley. Chalkley COUNTY COURT JUDGMENTS. August, 1751. Hecde vs. Phillips. ? Stephen Phillips, Jr., came from New Brunswick, County Middlesex, Province East New Jersey. Westfall vs. Richardson. ? In 1750, Daniel Richardson piloted and trans- ported Adam Breckenridge out of this Colony to Carolina, where Adam now is against statute. Adam was indebted to plaintiff.. West vs. Walling. ? William Wallen had moved from Augusta to Carolina in 1751.. June, 1752. [S251] Various Books, https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/09/84/80/00001/annalsofaugusta00wadd.pdf. Supplement to the Annals of Augusta County [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, file:///R:/Users/mfe/Downloads/early-virginia-marriages-p1.pdf. EARLY VIRGINIA MARRIAGES Augusta Co., Virginia 6 Jul 1758 Robert Breckinridge Page 85 [S275] Lyman Chalkley, Lyman Chalkley. Robert Breckenridge and Mary, his wife, late Mary Poake.[Poague] [S140] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, https://www.reynoldspatova.org/histories/01-15-2019-004.pdf.